Definitions For Sibilant

noun

  • A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

adjective

  • Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s', z', or th' in both thin' and then')

verb

  • A sibilant sound (such as \ s\ or \ z\)

Is Sibilant a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Sibilant is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sibilant in a Sentence

  • The sibilant hiss of a snake

Synonyms for Sibilant

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